Amphiprora lepidoptera W.Gregory 1857
Publication Details
Amphiprora lepidoptera W.Gregory 1857: 76, pl. 1: fig. 39
Published in: Gregory, W. (1857). On the post-Tertiary diatomaceous sand of Glenshira. Part II. Containing an account of a number of additional undescribed species. Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London 5: 67-88, pl. 1.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Amphiprora is Amphiprora constricta Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Plagiotropis lepidoptera (W.Gregory) Kuntze.
Source of Synonymy
Kuntze, O. (1898). Revisio generum plantarum. Vol. 3(3) pp. 1-576. Leipzig, London, Milan, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. E. Stechert, Charles Klincksieck.
Type Information
Type locality: Scotland: Argyll County: Glenshira, near Inveraray, head of Loch Fyne (diatomaceous sand); (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 February 2020
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Taxonomic note
Previously "Amphiprora vitrea" 'beta'" in Gregory 1855:40; pl. IV, fig. 14 - (05 January 2013) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
Habitat note
Living also in marine waters - (05 January 2013) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025
